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The main issue I was facing is that *because* the danios were so fast, they would eat all the food before the guppies could even get a bite. I probably could have made it work if I had enough guppies for them to stick together and come up with some scheme to feed them separately (or at least...

Thanks for the reply IslandHopper and Sberk. Doing some more research, I realized that the guppy would really be happiest with a group of guppies (it IS a community fish afterall). Given how poorly the 2 guppies did with the danios, I'm not ready to take on the extra work and responsibility to...

This message ended up being longer that I though it would need to be. I'll pose an abreviated version of my question first, and then leave the whole background for more information below for those that want to read more: My question is: is there a way to keep danios and guppies together in one...

I set up a new tank, and after posting "help" topics in the beginner section, I think I have everything going well. I currently have 8 danios, 4 zebra and 4 other kind of danio (I think they are leopard danios, I forget what the name is). I was hoping for a schooling kind of effect with...

Hello again, I think I need to clarify a couple of things. The pH in the tank does not fluctuate, which I suppose is a good think. When I first started testing, it was up to 8, after a water change is would only go down slightly, to about 7.8, but then back up again the next day. After daily...

Hi Meredith, I think you misunderstood, they didn't say that the gravel was not the cause, they said that I didn't buy the wrong kind of gravel. I had thought I had bought the kind of gravel for salt water tanks, but they said that wasn't the case. They also said that it's to be expected that...

Hello everyone! I posted before about my new fish seeming to be distressed (see thread http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=59575). I introduced fish about 10 days ago, and after 2 days their gills started turning red. I posted here and ammonia burn was given as a possible cause...

Oh my gosh!!!!! I know the problem!!!! I had placed 2 10lb bags of gravel in my tank. When I got plants and planted them, there wasn't enough depth to root them well. I went back to the store to get another bag, but they were out of the matching kind I had gotten, so I bought a slightly...

Ok, more info: I'm using gravel in the bottom, about 2" deep, so I can root plants. I'd say it's 2-4 mm diameter (sorry, don't know the imperical measure, 1/8-1/4" perhaps?). It was bought from the store as "aquarium gravel" which I rinsed thoroughly before I added, and was added at least two...

Hello again all knowing ones. Here is some interesting information for you, and a request for further advice! I have a 15 gallon tank, and I added 8 danios (4 each of two different types). I actually thought I had a 20 or 25 gallon tank, I probably would have started with fewer if I had...

Thanks to both of you! I've read tonnes about cycling water in aquariums, but could not find any information about the effects to look for on fish and what to do in the days (and weeks) after adding the fish, other than "wait 6 weeks before adding more fish." I've already done a water change...

I bought a used aquarium system last year. I thought I was doing everything correctly by taking my time setting it up. A few months ago I placed gravel and water and started running the filter in it. I then introduced plants (and the stowaway snails) to the aquarium, and they've been growing...